Fighting for foreigners : immigration and its impact on Japanese democracy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shipper, Apichai W. (Apichai Wongsod), 1968-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Immigrants > Political activity > Japan. Aliens > Political activity > Japan. Illegal aliens > Political activity > Japan. Foreign workers > Japan. Japan > Emigration and immigration > Government policy. Emigration and immigration law > Japan. Democracy > Japan.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Associative activism
Controlling foreigners : Japan's foreign worker policy
Long-distance nationalism : political activities of immigrant ethnic associations
Democracy of illegals : organizing support for illegal foreigners
Local partners : local governments and immigrant rights NGOs
Foreigners in the public sphere : contesting prevalent social meanings
Conclusion: Foreigners and democracy.